Bibliography
Presented below is an abridged listing of Ainsworth's most popular and easily obtainable books. More complete bibliographies are available from the British Library, the National Library of Australia, and the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin.
A wide variety of her titles is routinely available on Ebay.com and Ebay.co.uk.
The Phantom Cyclist and other Ghost Stories, 1971, Andre
Deutsch Limited, London. Illustrated by Antony Maitland.
Contents: The Phantom Cyclist, Cherry Ripe, The Whistling Boy, The Cat
Who Liked Children, The Silent Visitor, Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, The
White-haired Children.
The Phantom Fisherboy, 1974, Andre Deutsch Limited, London.
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Contents: The Phantom Fisherboy, Shadowy Paws, The Mascot, The
Invisible Rope, Sleep Well, The Secret Place, Lollipop, A Tale of
Sorrow, The Water Spirit, Not Waving - But Drowning, Four Plus One, The
Weeping Witch, Ghosts at Shield-on-the-Wall, Brownie.
The Phantom Roundabout (UK), 1977, Andre Deutsch Limited,
London. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
The Phantom Carousel (US), 1978, Follett Publishing Company,
Chicago. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Contents: The Phantom Roundabout/Carousel, A Sprig of Rosemary, Give Me
My Bone, The Blood Stain, Twin Stars (Roundabout only),
Rock-a-bye-baby, The Captain's Cabin, The Sunset Call, Draw the
Curtains, The White Pony, Lay Them Straight, Through the Door.
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Roly the Railway Mouse (UK), 1967, Heinemann, London,
illustrated by Leslie Atkinson.
Roly the Railroad Mouse (US), 1969, F. Watts, illustrated by
Jean Winslow.
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Fairy Gold, 1972, Heineman. Illustrated by Barbara Hope Steinberg. Contents: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Catskin, Tom Tit Tot, Beauty and the Beast, Little Brother and Sister, Mother Holle, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog Prince, The Three Spinning Fairies, Molly Whuppie, The Three Little Pigs, Snow White, Mr Miacca, Rapunzel, The Princess and the Pea, Mr and Mrs Vinegar, Henny-penny, Snow-White and Rose-Red, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Little Red Hen, My Own Self, Cinderella, The Gingerbread Man, Little Red Riding hood, The Little Half-Chick, Teeny Tiny.
Mermaids' Tales, 1980, Lutterworth Press. Illustrated by Dandi Palmer.
The Bear Who Liked Hugging People And Other Stories, 1976,
William Heinemann Ltd. Illustrated by Antony Maitland.
Contents: The Bear Who Liked Hugging People, The Witch's Cat, Beware of
the Bull, Miranda and the Mermaid, Knock, Knock, Who's There?, George's
Picnic, Winkle the Witch, The Ship Without a Captain, Mr. Velvet's Bad
Deeds, Pom-Pom the Clown, The Moon Walk, Pix! Pax! Pox!, Miss Peggy Top.
The Ten Tales of Shellover, 1967, Puffin Books. Illustrated
by Antony Maitland.
Contents: The Cat Visitor, The New Shoes, Pineapple Polly and the Lion
Club, Bristles from the Witch's Broom, The Flood, The Ugsome Thing, The
Acorn Man, Through the Window, Room for a Little One, Children of the
Mist.
More Tales of Shellover, 1968, Roy Publishers, New York.
Illustrated by Antony Maitland.
Contents: Three Friends, Speckle, The Hole in the Tree, The Dancers in
Green, Sea-Mew, The Magic Shilling, More Bristles from the Witch's
Broom, Pom-Pom and Ju-ju Man, Three Gold Coins, Four Kittens, The Key
of the Cave, The Wandering Snow-Man, Sea Baby, Go to Sleep, Shellover.
Up the Airy Mountain, 1977, Heinemann Ltd, London.
Illustrated by Eileen Browne.
Contents: Two Lonely Children, The White Rabbit, Duncan's Pipe, The
Little Horse, The Way to School, Kelpie, Cobbler, Cobbler, Mend My
Shoe, Rag Bag, The Fairy Herd, The House Brownie.
The Ruth Ainsworth Book, 1970, William Heinemann Limited, London. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes. Contains thirty-six short stories.
The Pirate Ship and Other Stories, 1980, Heinemann Ltd,
London. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Contents: Wake Up, Farmer Brown, Straw For a Nest, The Little Wooden
Soldier, The Cock and the Hen, The Sunflower, The Box Under the Table,
The Magician's Boy, The Scarecrow, The Little Girl and the Bear, The
Squeaking Gate, The Little Boy Who Did Not Want to Get Up, The Little
Girl Who Did Not Want to Go to Bed, Water Baby, The School Bus, Kebeg,
The Sparrow Who Flew Too Far, Go to Bed, Charles, The Empty House, The
Queer Brown Stone, The Car Who Wouldn't Go to Sleep, The
Jack-In-The-Box, The Dutch Doll, The Car Who Never Grumbled, The Magic
Bicycle, The Pirate Ship, Cherry Pie, The Monkey Mouse, The Snow Bear,
A Strange Christmas, The Children With Green Hair.